Bill Text: TX HR869 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Joe Cordina on his service as mayor of Parker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR869 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR869-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 869 |
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WHEREAS, Joseph Louis Cordina retired as mayor of Parker in | ||
2012, having served the city and its residents with distinction for | ||
two consecutive terms; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of North Charleston, South Carolina, Joe | ||
Cordina graduated from Bishop England High School, where he was a | ||
diver for the swim team and a competitive water-skier; he earned his | ||
bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South | ||
Carolina and, answering his country's call to duty, joined the ROTC | ||
program there; after graduating in 1970, he went to Laredo for | ||
flight school and served as a pilot in the Vietnam War, earning a | ||
Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals for his heroism and | ||
meritorious achievement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Cordina returned to the United States and was | ||
stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., for some | ||
time before he transferred to the Ready Reserve and moved to | ||
Richardson; as a reserve officer, he served as the commander for the | ||
northeast Texas recruitment branch and was promoted to the rank of | ||
full colonel before his retirement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Having moved to the Dallas area to work for Texas | ||
Instruments, Mr. Cordina established his own business, Component | ||
Technology, in 1985, and remains the company president today; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. Cordina moved to Parker and soon | ||
thereafter began his career as a public official; he was elected to | ||
the city council for six years, one of which he spent acting as | ||
mayor pro tem, and in 2008 was elected mayor of Parker; during his | ||
time in office, he served on the board of directors of the Texas | ||
Municipal League and was president of the Association of Mayors, | ||
Council Members, and Commissioners; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to his tenure in local government, Mr. | ||
Cordina is civically engaged in his community as a member of the | ||
Rotary Club, the president-elect of the Republican Men's Club, and | ||
junior vice chair of the Military Order of World Wars; in his | ||
retirement, he looks forward to spending more time with his family, | ||
including his wife, Patti, their four children, and their three | ||
grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Joe Cordina has served the citizens of Parker with | ||
the utmost ability and devotion, and he may indeed reflect on his | ||
accomplishments with pride as he looks forward to the next exciting | ||
chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Joe Cordina on his service as mayor of | ||
Parker and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success | ||
and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Cordina as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Laubenberg | ||
Taylor | ||
Leach | ||
Sanford | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 869 was adopted by the House on March | ||
27, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||